Living in Bronckhorst

In Bronckhorst, unemployment is 2.6% (2024).

For Bronckhorst, the unemployment rate was 2.6% at the end of 2024. The population of Bronckhorst, in the Netherlands, was 35,983 at the start of 2026.

Last checked 2026-09-2633 sources

Population35,983people10 Jun 2026Official source · CBS — Population on 1 January 2026, municipality Bronckhorst (GM1876)

Average gross salary3,907EUR/month31 Dec 2022Regional figureOfficial source · Mean annual earnings by NUTS 1 region - NACE Rev. 2, B-S excluding O (2022)

Average rent586EUR/month31 Dec 2024Municipality figureOfficial source · Woonlasten huishoudens; kenmerken huishouden, woning, gemeente (85950NED)

Unemployment rate2.6%country median 3.1% — 16% belowOfficial source · CBS labour market in figures 2024 — unemployment by municipality

Recorded crime1,600offences per 100,000country median 3,090 — 48% belowOfficial source · CBS StatLine 83648NED — registered crime by municipality, total, 2024

Lower unemployment than any other Dutch city that publishes it and less recorded crime than any other Dutch city that publishes it.

Which Netherlands-wide rules apply when you move to Bronckhorst?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Visa and entry rulesPassport-specific entry and national residence context.BenefitsCountry-wide eligibility and official application routes.Taxes in NetherlandsNational rates and thresholds that apply in Bronckhorst.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

No city-level rent figure is published for Bronckhorst. The available city-level cost figures remain below.

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€43

Mobile plan, 10 GB€25

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	42.5 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	KPN 100 Mbps home internet¹⁴Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	25 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	KPN 20GB mobile plan¹⁵Official · national market
Housing stock	16,198 dwellings	31 Dec 2020	CBS - Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek³Official
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	586 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Woonlasten huishoudens; kenmerken huishouden, woning, gemeente (85950NED)²³Official · parent municipality
Rented homes	29 pct	31 Dec 2020	CBS - Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek³Official

Is Bronckhorst a good place to live?

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Remote worker61%strong on work, weak on legal route · range 52–70%

Skilled employee69%strong on work, weak on safety · range 61–77%

Student66%strong on education, weak on work · range 59–73%

Family66%strong on family, weak on cost · range 58–74%

Retirement58%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 47–69%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Bronckhorst?

The unemployment rate is 2.6 % (2024). Source: CBS labour market in figures 2024 — unemployment by municipality⁸

Unemployment across cities in NetherlandsUnemployment in Bronckhorst is 2.6%. Of 337 cities with data, 146 have unemployment of 3 to under 3.5%.

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Bronckhorst 2.6%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average gross earnings	3,907 EUR/month	31 Dec 2022	Mean annual earnings by NUTS 1 region - NACE Rev. 2, B-S excluding O (2022)¹⁶Official · regional context
Gigabit broadband availability	99.76 %	2025 Q1	Percentage of households in the Dutch municipality with access to a fixed internet connection of at least 1 Gbps (1000 Mbit/s); availability, not subscribed plan, measured speed or FTTH-only coverage.¹⁹Official
Median income per year	33,000 EUR/year	31 Dec 2024	CBS - Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek⁴Official
Unemployment rate	2.6 %country median 3.1%	31 Dec 2024	CBS labour market in figures 2024 — unemployment by municipality⁸Official

What does a salary buy in Bronckhorst?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

Left over each month€2,392of €3,045 take-home

Rent
Internet
Mobile
Left over

Line-by-line breakdown and sources

Each month	€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions.	€3,045
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · Woonlasten huishoudens; kenmerken huishouden, woning, gemeente (85950NED) · 2024-12-31	− €586
Internet€43 · official · KPN 100 Mbps home internet · 2026-09-30	− €43
Mobile plan€25 · official · KPN 20GB mobile plan · 2026-09-30	− €25
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities	—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish	€2,392

Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Bronckhorst Salary needed to live in Bronckhorst

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Bronckhorst. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

UWV public employment service — Public employment service

Uitvoeringsinstituut Werknemersverzekeringen (UWV)

Job Search

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Bronckhorst. Sources checked through 11 Aug 2026.

Family and education

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Schools	17 count	27 Aug 2026	DUO (Dienst Uitvoering Onderwijs)¹⁰Official

School for children who move here. School is compulsory from age 5 to 16, and public school is free. Newly arrived pupils get support in the school language: extra Dutch-language reception support for recently-arrived immigrant pupils (NT2 reception funding). How to enrol a child (rijksoverheid.nl).

A country-wide rule for Netherlands; Bronckhorst's school authority applies it locally.

Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.

Safety

How safe is Bronckhorst?

Police recorded 1,600 incidents per 100,000 (2024). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source.

Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents: 1,600 offences per 100,000 · CBS StatLine 83648NED — registered crime by municipality, total, 2024⁹

Recorded crime across major citiesBronckhorst highlighted among comparable cities

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Amsterdam8,970

Rotterdam8,200

Eindhoven7,990

The Hague6,890

Utrecht6,800

Nijmegen6,280

Groningen6,160

Breda5,870

Tilburg5,560

Almere4,280

Almere Stad4,278

Bronckhorst1,600

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	1,600 offences per 100,000country median 3,090	31 Dec 2024	CBS StatLine 83648NED — registered crime by municipality, total, 2024⁹Official

Mobility and administration

The nearest airport was NRN, 51.1 km away, with 38 listed destinations in June 2026. Car density was 637.8 vehicles per 1,000 residents at the start of 2025. Gigabit broadband availability was 99.8% in Q1 2025.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Destinations from nearest airport	38 count	13 Jun 2026	OpenFlights — routes.dat¹⁷Official
Nearest airport	NRN	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹⁸Official
Distance to nearest airport	51.1 km	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹⁸Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Bronckhorst. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Blik op Werk integration-provider quality register — Other

Blik op Werk

For integration-course applicants.

DutchIn Person, Online

Open official information

DUO choosing an integration course — State Language Course

Dienst Uitvoering Onderwijs (DUO)

For people who must integrate.

DutchIn Person

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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Bronckhorst.

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Climate and air quality

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C

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Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM1014WHO 15 · EU 40

NO₂9WHO 10 · EU 40

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
NO₂ — annual mean	9 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	EEA air quality statistics — NL NO2 annual mean 2024 (station Eibergen-Lintveldseweg)¹¹Official · nearest-station reading
PM10 — annual mean	14 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	EEA air quality statistics — NL PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Eibergen-Lintveldseweg)¹²Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by month	Jan 5.3 · Feb 6.4 · Mar 10.1 · Apr 14.8 · May 18.7 · Jun 21.4 · Jul 23.5 · Aug 23.1 · Sep 19.3 · Oct 14.4 · Nov 9.3 · Dec 5.9 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station HupselAws_06283.csv²²Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan 0 · Feb 0 · Mar 1.6 · Apr 3.5 · May 7.3 · Jun 10.3 · Jul 12.4 · Aug 11.9 · Sep 9.3 · Oct 6.5 · Nov 3.3 · Dec 0.9 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station HupselAws_06283.csv²²Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 2.8 · Feb 3.2 · Mar 5.9 · Apr 9.4 · May 13.3 · Jun 16.2 · Jul 18.1 · Aug 17.6 · Sep 14.3 · Oct 10.4 · Nov 6.4 · Dec 3.6 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station HupselAws_06283.csv²²Official · nearest-station reading

Population and city profile

The city covered 286.4 km² in 2026. Population density was 120 people per km² in 2026.

How many people live in Bronckhorst?

The published population was 35,983 people in January 2026. Source: CBS — Population on 1 January 2026, municipality Bronckhorst (GM1876)⁶

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport91.8%

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Addresses per km²	387 addresses/km²	27 Aug 2026	CBS²Official
Area	300 km²	10 Jun 2026	Wikidata (P2046)³³Independent · gemeente
Cars per 1,000 residents	637.8 cars/1000 residents	1 Jan 2025	CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2025, municipality-grain passenger-car universe (Personenauto's totaal) divided by the same-table municipality population.⁷Official
City area	286.4 km²	28 Jan 2026	Kadaster BRK Bestuurlijke Gebieden, current municipality boundary polygon in EPSG:28992; area is the polygon area converted from m² to km².¹³Official
Foreign residents	2,952 people	1 Jan 2025	CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2025, municipality-grain passenger-car universe (Personenauto's totaal) divided by the same-table municipality population.⁷Official
Population density	120 people/km²	10 Jun 2026	CBS²Official · gemeente
Population	35,983 people	10 Jun 2026	CBS — Population on 1 January 2026, municipality Bronckhorst (GM1876)⁶Official

International community in Bronckhorst

Named groups from exact city-grain official distributions. Citizenship, birthplace, language and ancestry answer different questions and stay separate.

Country of birth

Population registered in Dutch municipalities; CBS population on 1 January · 2026-01-01

Published group	People	Share
Born in the Netherlands	34,292	95.3%
Born outside the Netherlands	1,691	4.7%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source²¹

Citizenship

Residents in the Dutch population register; 1 January · 2025-01-01

Published group	People	Share
Totaal	36,012	100.0%
Nederlands	35,284	98.0%
Totaal niet-Nederlandse nationaliteit	728	2.0%
Europa (exclusief Nederlands)	436	1.2%
Buiten-Europa	280	0.8%
Azië	239	0.7%
Oekraïens	218	0.6%
Azië (exclusief Indonesisch en Turks)	208	0.6%
Europese Unie (exclusief Nederlands)	189	0.5%
Syrisch	129	0.4%

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Published group	People	Share
Midden- en Oost-Europese nat. in de EU	76	0.2%
Burger van Bondsrepubliek Duitsland	64	0.2%
Pools	28	0.1%
Afrika	25	0.1%
Iraaks	23	0.1%
Afrika (exclusief Marokkaans)	23	0.1%
GIPS-Nationaliteiten in de EU	22	0.1%
Turks	20	0.1%
Brits	17	0.0%
Hongaars	17	0.0%
Afghaans	15	0.0%
Amerika en Oceanië (exclusief Surinaams)	14	0.0%
Amerika	13	0.0%
Belgisch	13	0.0%
Roemeens	13	0.0%
Iraans	12	0.0%
Staatloos / onbekend	12	0.0%
Indonesisch	11	0.0%
Italiaans	11	0.0%
Litouws	11	0.0%
Zuid-Afrikaans	8	0.0%
Filippijns	6	0.0%
Spaans	6	0.0%
Thais	6	0.0%
Zweeds	6	0.0%
Chinees	5	0.0%
Russisch	5	0.0%
Frans	4	0.0%
Japans	4	0.0%
Tsjechisch	4	0.0%
Oceanië	3	0.0%
Grieks	3	0.0%
Canadees	2	0.0%
Colombiaans	2	0.0%
Marokkaans	2	0.0%
Portugees	2	0.0%
Slowaaks	2	0.0%
Somalisch	2	0.0%
Surinaams	2	0.0%
Vietnamees	2	0.0%
Braziliaans	1	0.0%
Eritrees	1	0.0%
Iers	1	0.0%
Jemenitisch	1	0.0%
Kroatisch	1	0.0%
Oostenrijks	1	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source²⁰

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average download speed, 2024	250 Mbps	27 Aug 2026	ACM¹Official
Average assessed property value (WOZ)	290 kEUR	31 Dec 2020	CBS - Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek³Official
Jobs	12,100 jobs	31 Dec 2024	CBS — Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek⁵Official
5G network available	true	27 Aug 2026	ACM¹Official
Average fibre-to-the-premises coverage	95 %	27 Aug 2026	ACM¹Official
Owner-occupied homes	70 pct	31 Dec 2020	CBS - Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek³Official

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Bronckhorst in rankings

#1 of 30 in Safest cities in Netherlands by recorded crime #5 of 30 in Cities with lowest unemployment in Netherlands

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Bronckhorst under the national coverage rules.

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Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

How many people live in Bronckhorst?

The published population was 35,983 people in January 2026. Source: CBS — Population on 1 January 2026, municipality Bronckhorst (GM1876).

How safe is Bronckhorst?

Police recorded 1,600 incidents per 100,000 (2024). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: CBS StatLine 83648NED — registered crime by municipality, total, 2024.

What is the unemployment rate in Bronckhorst?

The unemployment rate is 2.6 % (2024). Source: CBS labour market in figures 2024 — unemployment by municipality.

How many foreign residents live in Bronckhorst?

2,952 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2025, municipality-grain passenger-car universe (Personenauto's totaal) divided by the same-table municipality population..

Is Bronckhorst a good place to live?

Bronckhorst may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Which cities are near Bronckhorst?

Zelhem, Doetinchem, Brummen, Wehl, Ruurlo are near Bronckhorst. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Born in the Netherlands live in Bronckhorst?

The official country of birth distribution records 34,292 people (95.3%) in the source-defined population for 2026-01-01. This is a country of birth measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.

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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Bronckhorst, Netherlands: population, rent, salary, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version f9596cef3f194a4a44cb0b3d0c09e8e3]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/nl/bronckhorst/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Bronckhorst, Netherlands: population, rent, salary, jobs},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {f9596cef3f194a4a44cb0b3d0c09e8e3},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/nl/bronckhorst/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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